Total Crime Rate

214.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 214.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.5 7/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wistons Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Elland , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 684 local areas in Calderdale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wistons Lane (HX5 9DT) in the last 12 months was 214.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% higher than the Elland average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wistons Lane (HX5 9DT), the main crime hotspot is near St Marys Gate. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wistons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Old Mill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heathfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathbury Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathbury Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Westbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quebec Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Mill Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marys Gate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marys Gate —
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Data Sources

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